Brilliant detailing ...... evacuating before the advancing Red Army. ?
Siberia declared itself an independent republic in June of 1918. However, in Nov this government merged with other factions to form the Provisional All-Russian government in Siberia, under Supreme Leader Adm. Aleksandr Kolchak. Omsk was proclaimed the capital of Russia, and its central bank was tasked with safekeeping the former empire’s gold reserves.
Omsk became a prime target for the Red Army. On 14 November, 1919, Bolshevik forces attacked and captured Omsk. Admiral Kolchak lost control of his government and was forced to abandon the city and the gold. Admiral Kolchak was eventually captured by the Bolsheviks and executed on Feb. 7, 1920.